Tribal Library

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I Stream, You Stream: Offering Customizable Streaming Apps for Checkout

91´«Ã½

Learn how to provide access to a menu of streaming app optons so patrons are able to stream movies and television episodes.

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Best of Core Forum: The First 90 Days; Real Life Tales of Transition

91´«Ã½

Twenty years ago, Michael D. Watkins published a best-selling book on leadership transitions, "The First 90 Days." This panel session will critically examine the directives from this book, drawing on the real-life experience of three panelists as they navigated their first three months in a new management or leadership role within a library organization.

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Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0

91´«Ã½

This six-week online course is a basic primer for library acquisitions concepts common to all library material formats.

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Technology in Public Libraries: Results from PLA’s 2023 Annual Survey

91´«Ã½

Learn how your library can use the 2023 Public Library Technology Survey report and PLA’s data tools to understand and improve your library's performance, demonstrate value, and increase impact in your community.

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Fundamentals of Metadata 2024 - Session 5.0

91´«Ã½

This six-week course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of metadata.

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Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects 2024 - Session 5.0

91´«Ã½

This six-week online course introduces students to the breadth of considerations, standards and skills needed to successfully launch and manage a digital library program.

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Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning 2024 - Session 5.0

91´«Ã½

This 6-week online course introduces the fundamental aspects of universal design for learning (UDL). It is designed for introducing and summarizing the UDL framework, CAST website, and the UDL on Campus website with captions and transcript.

2024 United for Libraries Virtual Gala Author Tea

United for Libraries Virtual Gala Author Tea

91´«Ã½

Join United for Libraries for our 2024 Virtual Gala Author Tea. Bring your beverage of choice and enjoy authors talking about their writing experience and latest books.

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Yoga and Mindfulness Techniques for Calm Kids (and Librarians!)

91´«Ã½

Learn to integrate joyful yoga and mindfulness into the programs you already do, or start to create a complete yoga and mindfulness program at your library.

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Dementia Inclusive Library Service

91´«Ã½

Learn how to grow dementia-inclusive service in public libraries of all sizes, financial capacities, and community contexts.

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Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0

91´«Ã½

The Fundamentals of Management course is designed for new managers to build the skill set they need to successfully lead their department or organization, as well as support existing managers looking to improve their skills.

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Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management 2024 - Session 4.0

91´«Ã½

This four-week online course addresses the basic components of collection development and management (CDM) in libraries.

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Fundamentals of Collection Assessment 2024 - Session 4.0

91´«Ã½

This six-week online course introduces the fundamental aspects of collection assessment in libraries.

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Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 4.0

91´«Ã½

This six-week online course is a basic primer for library acquisitions concepts common to all library material formats.

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Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions 2024 - Session 4.0

91´«Ã½

This four-week online course provides an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources.

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Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 5.0

91´«Ã½

The Fundamentals of Management course is designed for new managers to build the skill set they need to successfully lead their department or organization, as well as support existing managers looking to improve their skills.

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Fundamentals of Metadata 2024 - Session 4.0

91´«Ã½

This six-week course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of metadata.

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Supporting Neurodiverse and Atypical Leadership in Libraries

91´«Ã½

Atypical managers share their strategies for success, tools for immediate action, and techniques for self-acceptance.

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Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects 2024 - Session 4.0

91´«Ã½

This six-week online course introduces students to the breadth of considerations, standards and skills needed to successfully launch and manage a digital library program.

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Past to the Future: Intersections of Digitization, AI, and the Digital Humanities

91´«Ã½

Bryan Benilous, Chief Consultant, Paperboy Digital Consulting, will discuss how digitization of material collected by libraries, feed AI and how AI is being used to improve digitization. He will explore challenges with the existing ecosystem (silos, paywalls, biases, copyright, etc.) and dig deeper into how Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is utilized and how it is being improved by AI.